River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-05-12

flames in short order.
Foston, Montana special, 9th, A
landslide occurred two miles west of Point
ed Rock this morning before the east bound
train had passed that point The Northern
Pacific track was covered for 100 feet to
depth of four feet. A force of men was at
once set TO work Is clear the rails, which by
hard work, they succeeded IN doing by q
O'Clock this morning, and the east bound
tram, which had been held until this time,
proceeded on its way, eight hours behind
schedule time Other slides are expected in
this vicinity and indications are that there
will be others, but the track is closely
watched
A dispatch from Fargo of the 9th,
says that not over 10 per cent of the wheat
land remains TO be seeded, and it has never
been put in the ground in better condition
than this year The few farmers who are
not through are those who use drills. and
therefore cannot commence as early as
tho who use the broad cast method. The
aci cage is probably per cent more than
last year. Crops are more diversified in
North Dakota this year than ever before.
The rains, while they have hindered seed
ing, have greatly improved the condition of
soil.
The Methodist denomination in the
Northwest win shortly be supplied with a
weekly paper, published more particularly
in the interests of that church. which hith-
ertO has had no representative paper this
side of Chicago. Able writers have been Sc
cured to assist in the editorial department,
amongst whom are Reverends DR.. Smith
/ and DR. Forbes of st. Paul and Reverends
| Holman and DIR. Marshall of Minneapolis,
and several others. The pepper will be I'M
der the management of II. II. Young, for
merly publisher of the Pembina Pioneer
/ Express.
| Light has Just dawned on a bit of
graveyard insurance near Elkwood, Cava
| lier County, Oak. Last fall insurance to
the amount of $1,000 was placed on IA man
| called Jorgerson, and in due time proof OF
/ death came in and the money was paid to
| his heirs. Ii now appears that the man in
| sured died twenty-one years ago. The COT
| fin supposed to contain his remains was eX-
humed and found TO contain only stones.
| Warrants have been issued for the arrest of
| the parties implicated. Exceedingly inter
| esting developments are expected.
The Mechanics Manufacturing Com
pany Of Horizon, Wis, has elected. S. Baird
of Appleton, o. Il. Britt OF Milwaukee, q.
Hodge of Leroy, q. T.. Peirre and +. j..
Foster of Fond du Lac, directors, aud has
| issued > 600 shares of stock of which 1909
| have been taken. The object is to manu-
facture the reeds and grass of Horizon
marsh into paper The work has been com
| menced al Appleton and is success and
no logs are now being used.
At Owatonna, Mirn., Monday
afternoon, as the funeral procession which
was following the remains of Mrs. VIII
Henderson and child TO Forest Hill
cemetery was descending the steep hill near
the cemetery, the carriage in which were
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester McNitt was run
into by a team in the rear overturnng and and
| seriously inJuring the occupants The
| physicians regard the injuries of both as
very serious.
The recent outbreak of scarlet fever
at Belmond, Wright Co. Ia, says Secretary
l.. T. Andrews, of the state board of health,
was caused by a child sick some years ago
with the disease. The clothes we're laid
away in trunk and not taken out until a
! few weeks ago. They were then put on n
child and the result was as might be expect
ed. The child was taken sick with that ter
rible disease and died.
A Leola, Oak, dispatch of the 9th,
announces that work on the Aberdeen,
Bismarck 4 Northwestern is progressing
| finely. The ground is in good condition
| and dirt is easily moved. The contract of
| Langdon &Co, of Minneapolis, commences
| at this point and runs northwest - miles.
| five to twenty miles, and not less than 400
teams are at work.
There is still no solution ut Mandan,
Oak, of the mystery of the disappearance
of Farmer Hartwig near Richardson few
| weeks ago. Suspicion falls on Dietrich who
| was last with him. 1t is said Dietrich adj
vised Hartwig to take all his money with
him before they set out on the trip together.
| Furthermore Dietrich, who was very poor
all winter, has just bought a carload of
| lumber.
The steam barge G. p Heath,
loaded with hay, took fire on the afternoon
of the 3rd, when furious westerly gale was
prevailing, near Sheboygan, Wis, and
/ burned. The crew had TO desert the boat
| to save their lives, and some would have
| been drowned but were rescued by those
who went TO their relief from shore. The
barge was valued at $1,000, and the cargo
at $500.
Department Commander Griffin is
about to issue general call upon the Grand
Army posts to contribute to fund for the
| establishment of Wisconsin soldiers home
under the auspieces of the Grand Army in
| that state. Posts are to chose their own
methods of raising funds. Contributions
! are to be sent in as early as possible. The
! home viii doubtless be located at Milwau-
/ kee
The Canadian Pacific has followed up
its big sugar shipment out of San Francisco
by another of equal amount, ,001 barrels,
| contracting TO deliver the shipment as ST.
| Paul for GO cents per 100, figure consider
| ably below the tariffs of the American
| tranScOntnental lines. The first Install
ment, Is car loads, arrived at st. Paul,
Mimi, Friday, on the Manitoba.
The station building of the Manitoba
q Northwestern at Minnedosa, was struck
/ by lightning during the thunder storm
Monday night. Station Agent Chandler
was asleep with his wife and children in the
| upper story. When he awoke the building
was in flames. They all narrowly escaped
cremation. The fire cut off telegraph com
munication with the town.
Crop reports from Minnehaha, Brown
Walworth, Mcpherson and Edmunds coun-
| ties Dakota, show that the finish of wheat
| seeding is ten days later this year than last.
and that there is a general increase of the
acreage, from 10 to 80 per cent. Les. fax
| has been sown than last year and more oats
and corn. The present. outlook for a good
crop is excellent.
John Mccormack. of Maple Plain,
Mimi, aged 90, started Monday morning to
five miles distant, and when near Long Lake
and while crossing bridge, he was struck
by freight train coming towards him and
knocked of the bridge. The freight stopped
/ and picked him up but he died shortly after
wards.
An Indian named Yankton was ma
liciously shot about seven miles from Delora
in station on the southwestern branch of
the Canadian Pacific railway by another
Indian Reseve, where the deed took place,
is near the international boundary to Da-
kOta. The provisional police are inyesti-
eating the case. The murderer was arrested.
The barn and contents and span
of horses, on the farm of William Foster, in
Washington, Wis, burned May 3. Loss,
sl,0tO; insured. Foster, who is bachelor
living alone, had made a fire to cook dinner
and the high wind carried the sparks from
the chimney TO his barn. He was severely
burned while trying to save his horses.
The committee composed of Il. G.
Libbey, Hastings; J. F Meagher, Mankato;
f. W. Hoyt, Redwing; W. p. Murray, st,
Paul: {. II. Petit, Minneapolis b. H.
Truman, st. Paul, and +. G. Davis. Dakota,
to relocate the Minnesota State Reform
School visited Red Wing. Hastings. Far
mington and Shakopee last week.
In the vicinity Of Milbank and
jamestown, Dakota, high winds prevailed
the rate being about 80 miles an hour, pro-
ducing a dust blizzard causing fears that
growing grain has been damaged by il.